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C/S cog help

2001-10-31, 5:17 PM #1

Electro

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Posts: 135

Ok, i've written a cog which should stop the player from taking falling damage from anything without editing kyle.cog(because you cant flag 3do's as no impact damage and i cant edit kyle.cog because it would effect all the other levels in the pack). The problem is, that it worked in SP but not in MP, so i wrote a c/s cog to do it, but that doesnt work, could someone tell me what i'm doing wrong?

Server side cog:

Code:

# Jedi Knight Cog Script
#
# server_nofalldamage.cog
#
# This cog will prevent the player from taking falling damage without editing
# kyle.cog (Server side).
#
# [E3 - 31/10/2001] 
#
#

symbols

thing		player

message		damaged

end

# ========================================================================================

code

damaged:

player = GetLocalPlayerThing();

SendTrigger(-1, 18881, 0, 0, 0, 0);

Return;

# ........................................................................................

end

Client side cog:

Code:

# Jedi Knight Cog Script
#
# client_nofalldamage.cog
#
# This cog will prevent the player from taking falling damage without editing
# kyle.cog (Client side).
#
# [E3 - 31/10/2001] 
#
#

symbols

thing		player

message		trigger

end

# ========================================================================================

code

trigger:

If(GetSourceRef()==18881)
{
player = GetLocalPlayerThing();

if(GetSenderRef() != player) Return;

if(GetParam(1) == 0x1) ReturnEx(0);
}

Return;

# ........................................................................................

end

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2001-10-31, 5:20 PM #2

lordvader

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No, I didn't mean making it a client/server cog. I meant fooling around with mask to make it run correctly.

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2001-10-31, 5:31 PM #3

Hell Raiser

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If it's just for one level, then just edit the walkplayer template, change cog=kyle.cog to something like cog=kylenodamage.cog, edit kyle.cog, save as kylenodamage.cog, and it will only affect that one level.

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2001-10-31, 5:51 PM #4

Electro

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Posts: 135

Vader, i havent got a clue about masks, all i found in the cog spects were some hex values..

Hell raiser, i cant do that because the kyle.cog has special programming.

Here is the original cog

Code:

# Jedi Knight Cog Script
#
# nofalldamage.cog
#
# This cog will prevent the player from taking falling damage without editing
# kyle.cog
#
# [E3 - 31/10/2001] 
#
#

symbols

thing		player

message		damaged

end

# ========================================================================================

code

damaged:


player = GetLocalPlayerThing();

if(GetSenderRef() != player) Return;

if(GetParam(1) == 0x1) ReturnEx(0);

Return;

# ........................................................................................

end

2001-10-31, 5:54 PM #5

~Rishka~

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Posts: 46

Just add "flags=0x240" before "symbols" and try that Electro... another option would be to do like Hell Raiser said, and copy kyle.cog (rename it to kylenodamage.cog or similiar) and just change the damaged: part in there. Then change the walkplayer template to use kylenodamage.cog instead of kyle.cog.

2001-11-01, 5:33 AM #6

Electro

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Posts: 135

Well, the kyle.cog im really talking about is arena_client.cog, and i dont think brian would let me have my own version like that. Also, those flags dont work, i have also tried 0x100 too. They don't work. I would really like someone too see if my C/S cog (above) would work because that the only idea i have left, and if it doesnt work, fix it or tell me how to. I might be able to do it in the template but i havent found anything in there yet, and also, putting a surfect 0.0005JKU's above the 3do is not fesable abecause the other 3do's around it will get the problem when a 3do crosses an ajoin.

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2001-11-01, 5:58 AM #7

~Rishka~

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The c/s cog won't work with triggers like that b/c damaged: has to return a value (the amount of damage) not trigger:. (ReturnEx() returns a value to the calling function, which would be damaged: in the case of the trigger: function...). I don't see why it shouldn't work personally but I might just be missing something. I'll try messing around with it when I get back home.

2001-11-01, 6:06 AM #8

The_New_Guy

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Posts: 158

You might want to try adding your snipit of code to item_sheilds.cog as shown below:

Code:

code

damaged:
      player = GetSenderRef();
      shields = GetInv(player, 60);
      damage = GetParam(0);

      if(GetParam(1) == 0x1)
      {
      ReturnEx(0);
      Return;
      }
// I'd leave rest of this cog code as normal

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2001-11-01, 7:47 AM #9

Electro

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Posts: 135

Ok, that shields modification didnt work eather... i tried it without putting it in the cog window in jed, and with it in the cog window, both ways didnt work, here's the cog, did i do it right?

Code:

# Jedi Knight Cog Script
#
# ITEM_SHIELDS.COG
#
# ITEM Script - Shields
#  Bin 60
#
# [YB]
#
# (C) 1997 LucasArts Entertainment Co. All Rights Reserved


symbols

thing			player

flex			shields
flex			shieldsLeft
flex			damage
flex			halfdamage
flex			type

sound			hitsnd=KShieldHit01.wav

message		damaged

end

# ========================================================================================

code

damaged:

	player = GetSenderRef();
	shields = GetInv(player, 60);
	damage = GetParam(0);
	
	if(GetParam(1) == 0x1)
	{
	ReturnEx(0);
	Return;
	}

	if(shields > 0)
	{
		type = GetParam(1);
		shieldsLeft = shields;
	
		// If damage from energy or fire.
		if((type == 2) || (type == 4))
		{
			AddDynamicTint(player, 0, damage/50, 0);
			PlaySoundThing(hitsnd, player, 1.0, -1, -1, 128);
	
			// Shields do full protection until they are at 50 or less.
			shieldsLeft = shields - damage;
			if(shieldsLeft > 50)
			{
				damage = 0;
			}
			else
				if(shields > 50)
			{
				damage = damage - (shields - 50);
			}
	
			// Scale what damage is left by shields.
			if(damage > 0)
			{
				damage = damage * (1 - shieldsLeft / 50);
			}
	
			// Inventory system will minimize shields at 0.
			SetInv(player, 60, shieldsLeft);
		}

		// If damage from saber.
		if(type == 16)
		{
			AddDynamicTint(player, 0, damage/50, 0);
         PlaySoundThing(hitsnd, player, 1.0, -1, -1, 0);
	
         // Shields do half protection
			halfdamage = damage / 2;
			damage     = halfdamage;
			
			shieldsLeft = shields - damage;
			if(shieldsLeft > 50)
			{
				damage = 0;
			}
			else
				if(shields > 50)
			{
				damage = damage - (shields - 50);
			}
	
			// Scale what damage is left by shields.
			if(damage > 0)
			{
				damage = damage * (1 - shieldsLeft / 50);
			}
	
			// Inventory system will minimize shields at 0.
			SetInv(player, 60, shieldsLeft);

			// add the original half damage back
			damage = damage + halfdamage;
		}
	}

	ReturnEx(damage);
	Return;

end

2001-11-01, 8:58 AM #10

TIE_14

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Posts: 103

If this is for JKA, why not just flag all your level's floors as "no damage from falls" in JED?

..Or am I missing something?

-TIE

2001-11-01, 9:21 AM #11

The_New_Guy

Registered User

Posts: 158

OK try this.

I think the 0x1 impact flag refers to a weapon striking, so make it:

Code:

if(GetParam(1) == 64) 
{
ReturnEx(0);
Return;
}

I'd stick with items_shields.cog still, just to minimize the number of cogs that respond to damage messages.

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2001-11-01, 3:10 PM #12

~Rishka~

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Posts: 46

You don't need the second 'Return' right after 'ReturnEx()'. ReturnEx does the same thing as Return except it returns a value to the calling function (whatever handles the damage in this case).

2001-11-02, 3:20 AM #13

The_New_Guy

Registered User

Posts: 158

Is that Return; extranous in the cog above?, yes.

But,

If you meant ReturnEx(); also functions as a normal Return; you are incorrect.

Try this:

Code:

damaged:

ReturnEx(0);

Print("Huh? Wasnt the code halted?");

Return;

Go into a game. Hurt yourself. The Text
"Huh? Wasnt the code halted?" will be displayed.

ReturnEx(); does not halt the execution of cog code. The code continues running until it encounters a Return;

BTW: Nice work on the Mortal Kombat Style Camera Cogs.

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2001-11-02, 7:53 AM #14

Electro

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2001-11-02, 10:08 AM #15

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It works when i use kyle.cog, but it doesnt work when i use arena_client.cog!! and i cant post arena_client.cog here cause im not allowed! It seems as though i will never get this working.

2001-11-02, 11:48 AM #16

*_Seifer_*

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Posts: 412

BUGGER !

Can't you just post little sections of the cog here ?

2001-11-02, 12:31 PM #17

Electro

Registered User

Posts: 135

Well, i guess i could if you knew what parts you needed to see, and if they didnt show any arena coding... its a modified kyle.cog so its probably a lot like that...

2001-11-02, 12:52 PM #18

~Rishka~

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Posts: 46

The only things changed in arena_client Electro are from init_kyle on down (and also some variables were added in the symbols section). If you want, I'll make you an arena_client_nofall.cog for your level (I have all the arena cogs b/c I am helping Bri with some things) and you would just change the walkplayer templates in your level to use arena_client_nofall instead of just arena_client.

2001-11-02, 1:23 PM #19

Electro

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Posts: 135

I want to try to get my pack in the level pack for JKA, so i'll talk to brian first, but yeah you could do that.